ABERDEENSHIRE, Scotland (Feb. 24, 2014) – The project, led by Shell, with strategic support from SSE, owners of the Peterhead gas power station in Aberdeenshire, aims to capture 10 million tons of CO2 over 10 years. This will generate enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of 500,000 homes per year. If successful, the project will represent the first industrial-scale application of CCS technology at a gas power station anywhere in the world.
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ERLANGEN, Germany (Feb. 24, 2014) – Siemens Energy will supply two gas turbines and two generators to Hanwha Engineering & Construction Corporation from South Korea for the new power plant in Biskra, Algeria. In addition, Siemens will provide spare parts for the components through a long-term parts supply agreement.
BRUSSELS (Feb. 24, 2014) – Turbo4vio announced the start-up, within the allotted construction time frame, of a 50.000 m3/day BOT wastewater treatment plant in Kufa, Iraq.
The total project cost, including one year of operation of the plant before transferring responsibility to the city, is less than $440/m3.
ALLENDALE and SOMERVILLE, N.J. (Feb. 24, 2014) – Leistritz announced the reorganization of its pumps, machine tools, turbine components and extrusion business units under the name Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corp. effective immediately. The change reflects Leistritz’ commitment to further strengthen its North American operations.
HOUSTON (Feb. 5, 2014) – Hoover Container Solutions named Matt Matis as director of sales for the Gulf of Mexico region. Matis is based in Thibodeaux, La., and will work closely with Hoover’s facilities in Port Fourchon, New Iberia and Scott, La.
NEWNAN, Ga. (Feb. 21, 2014) – Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has received the Frost & Sullivan 2014 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award in the wireless solutions category. The Enabling Technology Leadership Award is presented to companies around the world that are best-in-class in a specific category.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2014) – The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) announced the selection of Daniel L. Wade, P.E., G.E. as the new Director of the agency’s $4.6 billion Water System Improvement Program (WSIP).
MANCHESTER, Conn. (Feb. 20, 2014) – Lydall, Inc. announced that it has acquired the industrial filtration businesses (Andrew Filtration) of Andrew Industries Limited, an Altham, UK-based corporation, for $83 million in cash. The transaction strengthens Lydall's capacity as a provider of filtration and engineered materials products and diversifies its end markets and geographic revenue base.
COVENTRY, U.K. (Feb. 20, 2014) – Nasmyth Group announced that it acquired the trade and certain assets of Arden Precision Limited, (“Arden”) based in Solihull. In addition to precision machining including CNC turning, CNC Milling, 4 and 5 axis milling and 3-D machining, Arden, also provides CMM inspection facilities suited to a range of components destined for aerospace applications.
YOUNGSVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 19, 2014) – Xerium Technologies, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for its new press felt manufacturing facility in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China.